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Posthumous Tetradrachm of Lysimachos, Byzantium

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Obv.: Head of the deified Alexander the Great to r., wearing diadem, with curly hair floating behind his neck, horn of Zeus Ammon around his ear. Rev.: Athena seated on throne to l., wearing a Corinthian helmet on her head, holding a small Nike on her outstretched r. hand and resting her l. elbow on a large oval shield behind her on the ground. Monogram: KE under her r. arm and BY under throne.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Collection of Margarete Bieber Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert Claude-Claire Grenier and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
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Title: Posthumous Tetradrachm of Lysimachos, Byzantium
Description:
Obv.
: Head of the deified Alexander the Great to r.
, wearing diadem, with curly hair floating behind his neck, horn of Zeus Ammon around his ear.
Rev.
: Athena seated on throne to l.
, wearing a Corinthian helmet on her head, holding a small Nike on her outstretched r.
hand and resting her l.
elbow on a large oval shield behind her on the ground.
Monogram: KE under her r.
arm and BY under throne.

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